WorksheetsUnit 1&2 Test: European Exploration
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which idea from the Renaissance helped encourage European exploration?
Total obedience to tradition
Curiosity and questioning old ideas
Isolation from the rest of the world
Fear of the unknown
How did the Scientific Revolution make exploration safer?
It created new governments
It improved knowledge of navigation and astronomy
It increased military power
It reduced the cost of trade
What role did Enlightenment ideas play in exploration?
They discouraged new ideas
They focused only on religion
They promoted reason and supported innovation
They ended overseas travel
Why did Europeans want new routes to Asia?
Asia had no valuable goods
Land routes were controlled and heavily taxed
Europeans feared sea travel
Trade with Africa had ended
Which empire controlled key trade routes after conquering Constantinople?
Mongol Empire
Roman Empire
Ottoman Empire
Byzantine Empire
Which motivation best matches the desire for spreading Christianity?
Gold
God
Glory
Government
What was Vasco da Gama best known for?
Reaching the Caribbean
Sailing around Africa to reach India
Conquering the Aztec Empire
Mapping the Americas
Why was Tenochtitlán an impressive city?
It was built underground
It had canals, causeways, and floating gardens
It was located in the desert
It had no government
Which political feature was unique to the Mayans compared to the Aztecs and Incas?
Use of tribute
Centralized emperor
Independent city-states
Military conquest
What was one key feature of the Inca government?
Trade-based economy
Highly centralized rule and road systems
Independent city rulers
Heavy reliance on warfare
Which item was part of the Columbian Exchange from the Americas to Europe?
Horses
Wheat
Potatoes
Sugar
How did European weapons and technology affect Native empires?
They had little impact
They made resistance difficult
They were less effective than Native tools
They improved Native defenses
Europeans 'discovered' empty land when they arrived in the Americas.
True
False
The Aztec Empire relied on tribute from conquered peoples.
True
False
Native Americans had immunity to European diseases.
True
False
The Columbian Exchange included both helpful and harmful effects.
True
False
What was the main purpose of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade?
To explore new lands
To spread religion
To provide labor for plantations
To exchange ideas
What made the Middle Passage especially deadly?
Long travel routes on land
Overcrowding and poor conditions on ships
Cold weather
Attacks from enemies
Why did Europeans turn to enslaved Africans for labor?
Africans wanted to migrate
Native populations had declined due to disease
Africans were already citizens of Europe
Plantation work required travel
Which cause-and-effect relationship is correct?
Exploration → peace → cooperation
Disease → Native population decline → increased slavery
Trade → equality → wealth for all
Religion → exploration → isolation
What does mit’a system mean?
A system of trade
A form of worship
A labor tax paid through work
A writing system
Who was the Sapa Inca?
A priest
A general
The Inca emperor
A farmer
What best defines polytheism?
Belief in one god
Lack of religion
Belief in many gods
Worship of nature only
What was the Middle Passage?
A trade route to Asia
A military path
The voyage enslaved Africans endured across the Atlantic
A religious journey
What does Columbian Exchange mean?
Trade only between Europe and Asia
Movement of enslaved people only
Exchange of goods, people, and diseases across continents
European exploration of Africa
